FOLKWANG UNIVERSITY OF ARTS ESSEN
A wonderful place with wonderful people
Last but not least, the Folkwang University of the Arts is special on account of its unique historic buildings and the many special people who have always been – and still are – here: Pina Bausch (dancer and choreographer), Armin Rohde and Caroline Eichhorn (actors), Frank Peter Zimmermann (violinist), Lothar Zagrosek (conductor), Hagen Rether (cabaret artist), Timm Rautert (photographer) to name just a few, did their study at the Folkwang. A whole array of important cultural, scholarly and creative pathways has been forged here. And every single day new highlights are being reached – in terms of aesthetics, content and setting cultural directions for the whole region and the international scene.
Siiri Niittymaa
1991 born in Finnland
2008-2011 Sibelius-Academy Helsinki, Finnland, Precollege
2011-2016 Sibelius-Academy Helsinki, Finnland, Bachelor of Music with Prof. Petri Alanko
Graduation with excellent mention
2012-2014 Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Bachelor of Music with Prof. Felix Renggli
2014-2016 Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Bachelor of Music with Prof. Kersten Mc Cal
2016-2018 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg, Master of Music with Prof. Anne-Cathérine Heinzman
since 2018 Folkwang University of Arts Essen, MA with Prof. Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann
Orchestra:
2010-13 Substitution at Tapiola Sinfonietta and Pari Sinfonietta, Finnland
2011- Jean Sibelius Orchestra (GMD: Jukka-Pekka Saraste)
2013 Helsinki Philharmonic and Finnish National Opera, Academy
2016 Ensemble Resonanz, Hamburg, Substitution
2018-2020 Academy, Düsseldorf Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Prizes and scholarships:
2007 National chambermusiccompetitios "Juvenalia" Helsinki, Finnland, 2. prize
2010 International competition "Mravinsky" for woodwindsSt. Petersburg, Russland, 4. prize
scholarship Finnish Cultural Foundation
2011 Jugend musiziert, Germany, 2. prize
National competition for woodwinds "Hulk Puhallus", Finnland, 1. prize
2013 Pro Musica scholarship, Pro Musica Foundation
Soloconcertos:
as soloist with Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pari Sinfonietta, Sata Sinfonia, Tuulimyllyn Puhaltajat
chamber music:
founded an Ensembles for contemporary music "Kelvin Helmholtz Ensemble", Amsterdam
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